Russia has called on Poland to prevent more violence during the Euro 2012 football championship. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement following violent clashes earlier this week between Polish and Russian fans in Warsaw. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday expressed his concern about the clashes, saying the event organizers bear the responsibility for […]
Russia Calls On Poland To Prevent Football Violence
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
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UN Envoy Arrives in Strife-Torn Western Burma
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
A top aide to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is visiting western Burma, where security forces are presiding over an uneasy calm following days of deadly sectarian clashes between Buddhists and Muslims. U.N. officials told VOA that Vijay Nambiar, the international body’s top envoy for Burma, arrived Wednesday in western Rakhine state. Nambiar is visiting […]
184 Arrested in Poland During Euro 2012 Violence
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Polish police have detained 184 people involved in clashes between Russians and Poles before and during their match at the 2012 Euro Football championship in Warsaw. The first clashes took place Tuesday during a march by thousands of Russian fans to National Stadium for “Russia Day,” which marks the fall of the Soviet Union. Violent […]
UN Envoy Arrives in Strife-Torn Western Burma
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
A top aide to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in western Burma, where security forces are presiding over an uneasy calm following days of deadly sectarian clashes between Buddhists and Muslims. U.N. officials told VOA that Vijay Nambiar, the international body’s top envoy for Burma, arrived Wednesday in western Rakhine state, where government […]
UN Envoy Arrives in Strife-Torn Western Burma
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
A top aide to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in western Burma, where security forces are presiding over an uneasy calm following days of deadly sectarian clashes between Buddhists and Muslims. U.N. officials told VOA that Vijay Nambiar, the international body’s top envoy for Burma, arrived Wednesday in western Rakhine state, where government […]
Death Toll Passes 20 in Sectarian Strife in Burma
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese state media say more than 20 people have been killed in the western state of Rakhine, as international pressure mounts for an end to sectarian fighting between ethnic-Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. The media say that since Friday, when the latest clashes between the two sides erupted, 21 people have been killed, more than […]
More Than 20 Killed in Sectarian Strife in Burma
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
More than 20 people have been killed in western Burma’s Rakhine State, as international pressure mounts for an end to sectarian fighting between ethnic-Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. President Thein Sein has declared a state of emergency and sent army troops in Rakhine, which has been hit with a wave of rioting and arson in […]
More Than 20 Killed in Sectarian Strife in Burma
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
More than 20 people have been killed in western Burma’s Rakhine State, as international pressure mounts for an end to sectarian fighting between ethnic-Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. President Thein Sein has declared a state of emergency and sent army troops in Rakhine, which has been hit with a wave of rioting and arson in […]
Troops Patrol Western Burma as Sectarian Strife Continues
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Armed security forces presided over an uneasy calm in western Burma Tuesday, as international pressure mounts for an end to a week of deadly violence between Muslims and Buddhists. President Thein Sein has deployed army troops and declared a state of emergency in coastal Rakhine state, where at least 17 people have been killed and […]
Troops Patrol Western Burma as Sectarian Strife Continues
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Armed security forces presided over an uneasy calm in western Burma Tuesday, as international pressure mounts for an end to a week of deadly violence between Muslims and Buddhists. President Thein Sein has already deployed army troops and declared a state of emergency in Rakhine state, where at least 17 people have been killed and […]
